AGC Inc. Company Profile

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Description

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Company Name

AGC Inc.

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Website

www.agc.com

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Established Date

1950

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Headquartered

Japan

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Market Position/ History

AGC Inc. was established in 1950 and was founded in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture.

In 1917, its head office moved to Tokyo

In 1925, the company established Shoko Glass in China, marking the start of Asahi Glass's first overseas business.

In 1956, it established a glass manufacturing company in India, becoming the first private company to expand its business overseas.

In 1964, the company entered the Thai flat glass market

In 1966, it started sheet glass production using the float process, a new technology that can produce large, flat glass sheets.

In 1981, the company acquired Belgium's Glaverbel, making a full-scale entry into the European flat glass market.

In 1997, the company entered the Russian glass market.

In 2016, the company established information information-gathering and marketing base in India and Dubai

In 2018, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. changed its name to AGC Inc.

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Sales Area

Worldwide

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Manufacturing Location

Japan, China, the United States, Denmark, Germany, and other countries in Asia

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No. of Employees

Around 61,671 employees

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Competitors

• Cardinal Glass Industries Inc.
• China Glass Holdings Limited
• Guardian Glass LLC
• Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd
• PT Mulia Industrindo Tbk
• Saint-Gobain
• SCHOTTAG
• Sisecam
• Taiwan Glass Ind Corp.
• Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited
• Central Glass Co. Ltd.
• Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd.
• Obeikan Glass Company
• United float glass
• Emirates Float Glass (EFG) LLC
• Select Glass Industries L.L.C
• AlGhussun Glass LLC
• Others

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CEO

Yoshinori Hirai

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Ownership Type

Public

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Contact Information

1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8405

Tel: 03-3218-5741

Product

Product Description

Basic float glass

AGC’s basic float glass is called Planibel.

Low-Carbon Glass

Low-carbon glass is the latest innovation in our glass range, boasting a significantly reduced carbon footprint. To produce Low-Carbon Glass, we took a holistic approach to every part of the manufacturing process to optimize CO2 emissions, not only before and during the production process itself, but up to and including delivery to the customer.

Through this in-depth process, the company developed Low-Carbon Planibel Clearlite, our low-carbon float glass featuring a reduced carbon footprint. Low-carbon Planibel Clearlite looks the same and delivers the same performance as standard Planibel Clearlite float glass.

It can be laminated or coated with solar control or thermal insulation coatings and processed into double—and triple-glazing units.

Low-Carbon Glass Applications

• Balustrades
• Floors, stairs, and roofs
• Windows

OverSized Glass

Large float glass measuring up to 18 metres long for impressive design options. The glass can be coated, heat-treated, and laminated.

Applications

• Facades and curtain walls
• Windows
• Shopfronts

Features

• Double glazing
• Heat-treating
• Laminating

Planibel Clear

High-quality base glass for every type of processing or added-value feature in the AGC range.

Applications

• Windows
• Furniture
• Showers

Features

• Enamelling
• Heat-treating
• Laminating

Planibel Coloured

A range of 7 coloured glass products prized for their aesthetics and excellent solar control.

Applications

• Facades and curtain walls
• Furniture
• Windows

Features

• Enamelling
• Heat-treating
• Laminating

Planibel Extra Clear

Extra-clear float glass with unparalleled 92% light transmission for maximum daylight benefits.

Applications

• Furniture
• Facades and curtain walls
• Windows

Features

• Enamelling
• Heat-treating
• Laminating

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Latest News

September 2022

AGC Glass Europe announced a new float glass range with a reduced carbon footprint

The Group has announced that by the end of 2022, it will produce a float glass range featuring a significantly reduced carbon footprint of less than 7 kg of CO2 per m2 for clear glass (4 mm thick).

This move will enable AGC – one of the world's largest flat glass producers to reduce the carbon emissions generated during the production of this floating glass by more than 40%.